Golf tee



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J. H. LYNCH GOLF TEE Filed August 18, 1 2

Patented Aug. 17, 1926. 1,596,110

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. LYNCH, OF ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY- GOLF TEE.

Application filed August 18, 1925. Serial No. 50,966.

My invention relates to portable golf tees only serves the purpose of keeping the e e and has for its object the embodiment of on the ball but holds the eye focused on the certain characteristics in the tee that will right part of the ball. make the device not only serve as a portable To act as an aid to the player in keeping l tee but also have other functions purposing his head down and not trying to anticipate 60 to aid the player in his stance and his drive. the ball in its flight, I prefer to color also the Every golfer knows that the most importcup part ofthe tee upon which the ball rests. ant maxims of the game are Keep your' This color should be also conspicuous but eye on the ball, and Keep your head down different from the focusing mark. It may until you see the place where the ball was for example, be bright yellow. The instruc- 65 before it was struck. tions will therefore, read to keep your eye on Simple as these instructions seem they are the red spot until you see the yellow spot, not so easily carried out in practice and after which you may follow the ball in its it is one object of the present invention to flight.-

facilitate adherence to these rules. A A tee embodying my invention is shown in 70 famo'us golfer has said A topped shot is the accompanying drawings, in which:

usually caused by either taking the eye. off Figure 1 is a plan view and,

the ball, or looking at the wrong part of the Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in secball; The eye should be focused not on tion.

the top of the ball but on the side where the The tee is molded of soft rubber and com- 75 ball is to be struck. According to my presprises a flat base piece 1, from a central point ent invention 1 make the tee preferably of 2 of which rises a rotuberance 3 to form soft rubber with a substantially fiat piece the tee proper. Th1s tee has a concave top for abase from which rises a tee proper hav- ,4 to form a cup for the ball which top is ing a concave top to hold the ball. The preferably colored yellow or some other con- 39 base piece is fashioned with an extension in spicuous color. line with the tee proper, designed to show In line with the tee the base piece 1 is the direction of the drive, which extension extended in the shape of an arrow 5 which is preferably in the form of an arrow to is intended to point in the desired direction v more evidently indicate its purpose. At of flight. A ridge or line 5 along the center right angles to this extension and in line of the extension providing a means of more with the tee proper, 1 form two other eX- accurate alignment that the arrow alone tensions, one on each side, preferably also would. At right angles to the arrow 5 are of arrow shape to aid the player to take two other referably shorter arrows 6 one the proper stance. By looking along the on each si e of the tee to serve as a guide 90 line of these arrows the golfer can accurately to the player in taking his stance, as he place himself so that his club will swing will know that if, in looking straight in parallel with his feet. The line of sight front, he is in line with these arrows, he giving a'much more accurate means of dewill be in position to have his swing tan- 40 termining the correct position than the line gential to the line of flight, when his club 95 of flight at right angles thereto would. hits the ball. It'is a fact that this right Only one such right angle extension is reangle line gives a much more accurate guide quired but I prefer to have two as two will to proper stance than a line parallel with give better alignment and also make the the line of flight.

tee serve equally well for left handed play- A center ridge or marking line 6 may 0 ers. To aid the player in keeping his eyes also be used here to more accurately deterfocused on the proper place, I make a conmine the right-angle line. spiruous mark on the base diametrically op- At a point diametrically opposite the diposite the line of flight arrow and at a rec-tion arrow 5, I form an extension 7 of distance from the tee proper, such that it the base, which is colored preferably bright 5 will show just below the face of the ball that red and being in line with the back face is tobe struck. 1- preferably make this mark of the ball forms a conspicuous mark that conspicuous by coloring it bright red as this will hold the eye of the player focused on color more than any other holds the attenjust the right point of the ball to avoid such g tion of the eye, This mark therefore, not errors as topping, slicing or hooking. The 1 0 outline of a golf ball showing its size relative to the tee is indicated by the dot and dash line 8.

In using the tee the player will place the same with the arrow 5 pointing) in the direction it is desired to have the all driven, and then placing a ball in the cup 4 will take his stance so that he is looking straight along the right-angle line 6-6, and then make his drive with his eyes focused on the red spot 7 and keep his eyes so focused until he sees the yellow spot on top of the tee after which he may follow the flight of the ball; The tee in this way acts as a continual reminder of the maxims of driving, as well as an excellent guide to the making of accurate play.

I claim:

1. A portable golf tee characterized by a protuberance serving as a ball support, a pointer in line with the center of the tee to indicate the direction of flight, a second pointer fixed at right angles to the first pointer adapted to show the proper position for the player, and a conspicuous colored mark diametrically opposite the pointer on the other side of the protuberance adapted to show just behind a golf ball resting on the support.

2. A portable golf tee characterized by a protuberance serving as a ball support and having its top surface colored to distinguish it from the other surfaces of the tee, a pointer extending in line with the protuberance and adapted to point the direction of the line of flight, a pointer at right angles to the first pointer adapted to act as a guide for the players stance, and a conspicuous mark on the side of the protuberance diametrically opposite the line of sight pointer to aid in focusing the eye of the player on the place where the ball is to be struck.

JOSEPH H. LYN CH. 

